A bug by definition is something that doesn't work as designed. Windows XP
X64 has been very stable since CPP releases. The bug has been from the third
party, including program developers and driver developers. Most mother
board, sound and video card manufacturers have been developing drivers for
their components since the system was in the beta stages. Other hardware
manufacturers have been lagging way behind and are still lacking required
drivers over a year after the operating system was released. Microsoft doesn't
write the drivers and has also had trouble getting drivers for components
that it sells. The media excuse is that they're waiting for Vista, but if
you read the other news groups, x64 drivers are still lacking with system
being ready for a CPP release soon. I plan on testing Vista x64 when the CPP
is released. If a bug is found in the operating system it should be
reported. If there is a concern about a driver or lack of a driver the
complaint should be lodged with the component manufacturer. If there is a
program compatibility concern contact the program vendor. A good example of
a program issue, I found a bug with Retrospect back-up software after it was
listed as being x64 compatible. I contacted technical support, they verified
the incompatibility concern and within a couple weeks a patch was issued.